Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-09-13
THE STATE FAIR.
A SUCCESSFUL OPENING-EUMER.
GUS AND HANDSOME EXHIBITS,
Some of the Leading FeaturesIThe
First Days Receipts - Pro-
gramme for the Week.

Everything indicates that the thirty
fourth exhibition of the State Agricultural
Society, which opened in this city, will
eclipse any preceding fair held in this State.
The number of entries of live stock will be
greater, and embrace herds of thorough
breds that have been lately imported and
heretofore unknown upon this coast. The
entries at the Pavilion are more varied,
and the exhibits OF agricultural and horti-
cultural products much more extensive.
especially the county exhibits, which are
on a grand scale. The races, considering
the blooded stock entered, cannot fail to
please the admirers of turf sports, and no
doubt there will be a clipping of
records all along the line In point
of attendance this year will likely greatly
exceed that of years past, as already the
city is full OF people and the fair has hardly
commenced. Usually the big crowd -
arrives on Thursday, the first day that races
begin. Yesterday, however, showed no
with the town full of people, and hotel
men and restaurateurs did large bust,
ness. When the fact is taken into consid-
Grafton that those who come to the races
have not yet arrived, the conclusion that
there is TO be regular jam is self evident
THE PARK.
The horses, cattle and other live stock
are arriving by every train, but as vet are
not entirely entered nor placed upon ex-
hibition. The entry clerks, both at the
Park and the Pavilion, are kept busy writ
ing out entry cards.
There are many reasons for this being g
successful fair. The people throughout the
State, as whole, are in better financial
condition than ever before. The different
sections are anxious to show up their re-
sources TO the best possible advantage.
The State is full of Eastern people, who
will attend the fair in order to gain as
much information as possible concerning
California, and no better opportunity than
this could be afforded them.
TIE PAVILION.
The Pavilion was thrown open to visitors
at 7:30 P NJ. yesterday, and fully nineteen
twentieths of the exhibits were in place.
The attendance for the first evening was
quite large. People have learned that if
they wish to make careful inspection. if
they wish to be able to see everything with
out being crowded to death the first few
evenings of the fair is the time TO attend for
that purpose. The electric lights were not
in use last night, and the soft mellow light
of the innumerable gas-jets was all that
could be desired. The expression of every
one that entered the hall was How beauti-
full" The Directors OF the Society are
more than pleased with the successful
opening, and declare that the showing at the
Pavilion is better than any one ever beheld
no matter where he came from
THE ART GALLERY
Tc a-hi %,
ment in which the lovers of art can spend
hours pleasantly and then not be able TO
see half the beauties spread before their
vision. Here are the masterpieces of some
Of the leading artists of the day, subjects
in variety patriotic, historical, sad, hu-
merous, scenes of everyday life-all real
istic. The arrangement OF the paintings
the hanging so as to secure the best light,
and the cataloguing all testify to the taste
and good judgment displayed on the part
of the Superintendent of this department,
the well-known artist, Norton Bush.
THE COUNTY EXHIBITS.
The great rivalry at this exhibition is
that between the county exhibits. and the
good display on the part of the exhibitors
is highly commemorate. They are not
exhibitions OF big apples, pumpkins and
grapes, but mammoth collections of what
California soil, California climate and Cali
fornia industry can and does do. These
exhibits go up into the thousands of varie-
ties, and include everything that is taken
from the mine, The farm, the forest and the
mandatory.
The First Artillery band, Chas. Neale
conductor occupies the stand in the center
of the building, and their concert music
cannot be surpassed by any band in the
State. Their programme for tonight will
be as follows:
March" Alert .......... ..............s smith
Overture" Elegante" Pettee